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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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